AeroVironment unveils nxtHealth mimiq organ-on-a-chip “digital avatar” platform for defense medical research
AVAV•Collaborations with Naval Research Laboratory and DARPA
A Naval Research Laboratory collaboration links lung, brain, liver, and kidney chips to track chemical movement and detect neural activity changes via MEAs.
The DARPA-sponsored ADAPTER effort is building an intestine-on-a-chip to evaluate traveler’s diarrhea countermeasures, including dosing for live bacterial treatments.
AeroVironment introduces nxtHealth mimiq for defense biomedical research
AeroVironment introduced nxtHealth mimiq, an organ-on-a-chip platform positioned as a multi-organ “digital avatar” for defense biomedical research.
The program centers on faster, human-relevant testing of chemical or biological exposures, targeting earlier risk prediction for warfighter health and readiness.
Development work with AFRL’s 711th Human Performance Wing was presented at the Military Health Sciences Research Symposium 2026 in Florida.
